In the vast land, Liu Da was riding a horse and was carefully studying the land in front of him. There were many people following him, some were drilling in the soil to take samples, preparing to take them back to carefully study the soil structure and composition. At the same time, he was also studying the soil structure and composition.
The causes of various diseases, bacteria and viruses are studied here.
Others are collecting plant, water, animal samples, etc. here to prepare for comprehensive research.
"What a fertile land!"
"There are many forests, and these forests alone are precious wealth."
"The land here is also really good. The soil is deep, fertile, and flat. It is very suitable for mechanized farming. If we manage it well, it will definitely become a big granary!"
Liu Da stood on a hillside and looked around with a telescope.
I have been staying here these days, traveled to a lot of land, and carefully inspected all aspects of this place. This land is really a good land.
"Yes, if such good land were placed in our Ming Dynasty, countless fertile fields would have been cultivated long ago."
"However, these local indigenous people don't know how to farm at all, and they are wasting such good land."
Zhang Mo beside him nodded and sighed.
He is older, and he has seen the hardships of the Ming people before when he was in the Ming Dynasty. The people at the bottom of the Ming Dynasty would try their best to reclaim and cultivate any land that could be cultivated.
However, when I went overseas, I saw too much, too much fertile land being wasted by these indigenous people. It was really a pity. What a good land, but nothing was grown. These indigenous people just hunted every day and had something to eat.
Just eat. If you don’t eat, you’ll collapse. Anyway, it’s best to just lie down comfortably.
Such a good land is wasted.
"After we find a way to prevent and treat these diseases, we will establish a new province here. Well, it will be called Granary Province. If this land is reclaimed and managed, I estimate that it will not be able to feed tens of millions or hundreds of millions of people.
Any questions.”
"Although our South African colony is rich in resources and has vast land, there are not many truly large granaries. This is the best granary. When our population increases in the future, the food problem will become more prominent. With such a granary,
You don’t have to worry about food anymore.”
Liu Da pointed to the land in front of him and began to draw a blueprint for the future.
The Ming Dynasty had three major granaries: Liaodong, Hezhong and Black Earth Provinces. The grain produced could not be eaten at all, and a large amount of land was idle. The South African colony now covers a large area, but it cannot compete with Liaodong and Hezhong.
Compared to the large granary.
Now the population is still small, so the problem is naturally not big. But in the future, when the population in South Africa reaches hundreds of millions, or even hundreds of millions, the problem will be big.
The land in front of us is a large granary that is very suitable for farming.
"Your Excellency, I admire you for your foresight!"
When Zhang Mo heard this, he quickly said in admiration.
He knew the identity of Mr. Liu in front of him.
The second son of Liu Jin, the chief minister of the Ming Empire's cabinet, is currently the secretary to the governor of South Africa and will definitely become the governor of the South African colony in the future.
In addition to his background, he is also knowledgeable and intelligent. After just a few days of getting along with him, Zhang Mo couldn't help but nod his head.
There is still a big gap between people. Although I am older than him, I know much less.
"The reason why our Ming Dynasty is where we are today is that we have been expanding externally and acquiring more land."
"There is a lot of fertile land in the world like this one, and now it is basically all in the hands of the people of Ming Dynasty. Our hard-working people of Ming Dynasty have countless lands that can be cultivated."
"Look at these indigenous people. They don't deserve to have such fertile land. It's just a waste and a waste of natural resources."
Liu Jin smiled and continued.
"What your lord said is true."
"Although I don't understand those big principles, when I was young in Ming Dynasty, I also saw the difficult years of Ming Dynasty people."
"At that time, although we Ming people were extremely diligent and cultivated almost all the land that could be cultivated, the people at the bottom still had insufficient food and clothing."
"This is not because we Ming people are not hardworking or smart enough, but because our land and resources are limited, so no matter how hard we work, our output will always be limited."
"If this fertile land were in our Ming Dynasty, it would have turned into hundreds of millions of acres of fertile land."
When Zhang Mo heard this, he also said with emotion.
"So, we must find a way to defeat the disease here and turn this place into a fertile farmland for us Ming people!"
Liu Da smiled and nodded, already having a plan for this land in his heart.
Back in Ivory Town, Liu Da also wrote a detailed telegram to Du Mingen, explaining to him the situation here.
"...This is an extremely fertile land. As long as it is developed and utilized, it can rival Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty. The land in the river can produce enough food to feed hundreds of millions of people!"
"However, diseases and plagues in the interior of Africa are also very prevalent here. Experts and scholars from the medical school need to be dispatched to conduct detailed research on the area and work out prevention and treatment methods."
"At that time, our South African colonies could follow the example of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong, Henan and other places, and vigorously develop the mechanized farming model here. Large-scale mechanized farming has extremely high yields and high yields, which is enough for our South African colonies to have a large granary.
From now on, even if the population of our South African colony exceeds 10 million, we will not have to worry about food problems."
"After observing this place for a long time, I believe that the diseases and plague transmission here are closely related to mosquitoes. We should pay attention to the elimination of mosquitoes. At the same time, more importantly, we must develop good living habits. The most important point is not to quote
unboiled water."
"Uncooked water contains a variety of bacteria and viruses. Even in the Ming Dynasty, it is easy to breed various diseases. Therefore, in the cities of the Ming Dynasty, there are now a large number of cooked water houses that specialize in selling cooked water.
"
"After water is boiled, it can kill most of the bacteria and viruses, which is good for people's health. I suggest that we should also promote cooked water shops and cooked water houses on a large scale throughout the South African colonies to ensure the health of the citizens of our South African colonies.
and safety, we should pay more attention to this matter in newly expanded areas.”
Liu Da's telegram soon reached the hands of South Africa's Governor-General Du Mingen.
Du Mingen looked at the map and carefully read Liu Da's telegram.
"It's really a treasure. It's a big granary. The description is very apt. South Africa really needs such a granary."
After Du Mingen read it, and considering the current situation in South Africa, he also felt that what Liu Da said was good.
South Africa has a vast land with sparsely populated areas, but there is no fertile land like Liaodong and Hezhong where large-scale mechanical agriculture can be discovered.
Although South Africa's agriculture is now very good, the land conditions in the farming areas are far inferior to those in Liaodong and Hezhong. This piece of land is comparable to Liaodong and Hezhong in the Ming Dynasty, and has become a large granary of the South African colonies!
"Do what Liu Da said and go all out to develop the big granary!"
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